RI team wins bridge congress

RI team wins bridge congress

TANGERANG (JP): Indonesia Bridge Olympics team won the AIG
Lippo PABF Congress 2000 in the open team event after beating
Japan 138-96 IMP in the final at the Imperial Country Club at
Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, Saturday.

In the first 16 board of a total of 48, the Indonesia team --
Denny Sacul/Franky Karwur and Santje Panelewen/Robert Tobing --
easily won 34-19 IMP.

But in the second 16 board, Indonesia's Henky Lasut/Eddy
manoppo and Panelewen/Tobing lost to Japanese players Shunsuke
Morimura/Kenji Miyakuni and Yoshiyaki Nakamura/Yasuhiro Shimizu
15-33 IMP.

Antara reported in the third and fourth boards, the national
team, being groomed for the upcoming Bridge Olympics in the
Netherlands in September, put pressure on the Japanese team
before winning 21-14 and 58-30 IMP respectively.

Another Japanese club Shimamura took the third place after
beating Pattimura Pan Jakarta with a total IMP of 103-48. (yan)